Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
"compute audio" is easier to understand, but it then doesn't match the 'pd dsp' message or the Media menu items.
häh?
the media menu items in Pd <=0.42 reads "audio ON" and "audio OFF". these do not match the "pd dsp" message, but kind of relate to "compute audio".
indeed in pd-gui-rewrite, the "audio ON" is renamed to "DSP An" and "DSP Aus" (seems like the former is a demand for a de_AT localization :-)) but that doesn't really help the argument.
I think overall, its easier if people learn that DSP means computing audio as well as other things, and the term DSP is used consistently throughout.
makes sense. otoh, most newbies (those who probably won't start using [; pd dsp 1() will want to turn on audio rather than learn what "dsp" means. on the third hand, they will probaby wonder why they have to turn on anything, so it won't matter whether it's audio or dsp.
finally: this is surely time for a tooltip lingering over the "DSP" button, explaining, that this is the button to press if you want to hear something.
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